Pack-saddle



No. 751,324. PATENTED FEB. 2-, 1904.

J. T. MORGAN.

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UNITED STATES Patented February 2, 1904.

JOHN T. MORGAN, OF BOISE, IDAHO. 1

PACK-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 751,324, dated February 2, 1904.

- Application filed May 12, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN T. MORGAN, a citi' zen of the United States, and a resident of Boise, in the county of Ada and State of Idaho, have invented a new and Improved Pack-Saddle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a construction of saddle capable of being employed as a pack-saddle, but which may be comfortably and advantageously used as a rid ing-saddle when desired, and to construct such a saddle in a durable and economic manner and sothat it will be adapted for prospecting purposes or for use in the army or for pack transportation of all kinds.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination or the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the saddle-- tree constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view through the pads looking in the direction of the pommel and illustrating the loophorn. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail face views of slight departures in the construction of the horns of the type illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The saddle tree consists of two opposing pads A, preferably made of wood, although other material may be employed. These pads are concaved at their upper edges and are likewise more or less concaved at their outer side edges, and the pads are spaced and are placed at the customary angle to each other. The pads are held in position by means of aforward horn B and a rear horn C, the forward horn B being practically the pommel of the saddle and the rear horn C the cantle of the saddle.

In the construction of saddletree the horns B and C are eachmade from metal, and they may be made from one piece of wire or round iron of suitablegage, or they may be cast, preferably of malleable material. As shown in the drawings, each horn consists of two opposing limbs 10 and 11, which are bowed outward Serial No. 156,784. (No model.)

in opposite directions, so as to renderthem as wide as possible adjacent to the pads, and the lower end 12 of each limb is flattened and carried at an angle outward, so as to fit against the pads A at their end portions, where the flattened lower terminals 12 of the horns are secured to the pads by screws 13, rivets, or their equivalents.

Each horn B and C terminates at its upper horns from their upper pterminal knobs, or

the neck may be formed by twisting the legs of the horn around each other close to the loop or ring,-as is shown in Fig. 4. Furthermore, the limbs 10 and 11 of the horns are curved upwardly and outwardly, the pommelhorn in direction of the front of the tree and the cantle-horn in direction of the rear of the tree. When the horns are made of cast material, the neck-sections 15 are in one piece, as is illustrated in Fig. 3. Y

The knobs or loops 14 constitute practically elbow-sections for the upper ends of the horns, and the curvature of the two horns in opposite directions aifords an easy support for the pack and a'clearance for the rider at the front, while the concaved construction of the pads forms an easy seat between the horns.

with the proper packing or storing of material. In fact, amuch greater space for packing is obtained than when the horns are straight.

It will thus be observed that after a pack The curvature of the said horns does not interfere.

has been removed and atent has been, pitched,

. for example, the samesaddle that was used as a pack-saddle can be utilized as'a ridingsaddle for prospecting or for traveling from place to place. When the horns are trimmed, they are not higher than the pommel and the cantle of a good riding-saddle, and, as stated, an exceedingly easy seat is obtained.

The pads are provided with the usual two girths or cinches to pass under the belly of the animal and with the customary breaststrap to prevent the pack from slipping from the back of the animal.

A saddle when constructed as herein described and shown is light, and one saddle serves for two purposes-namely, ariding and a pack saddleand can be advantageously used for either purpose.

I desire it to be understood that, as stated, thehorns may be made,of cast metal, and I further desire it to be understood that the shape of the limbs may be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention. Also the shape of the loop-knobs and the neck-sections of the horns may be made longer and thicker than shown, if so desired, or the neck of the loop-knob, as has been stated, may be formed by twisting the material constituting the body of the horn upon itself.

Among the advantages urged for the improved saddle it may be stated that its superiority as an army-saddle far outweighs its use as an ordinary pack-saddle, as it is especially adapted for carrying the dead and wounded off the field, permitting the horse to be ridden back and enabling one man to do more of this work than at least four men on foot. The improved saddle is also well adapted for carrying light arms and ammunition to and from and on the field and light artillery through the mountains and on and off the field. A decided advantage is obtained by the use of the loop-knob for a horn, as it is easily grasped and held when mounting a fractious or bucking horse, and is particularly safe and advantageous where men mount upon the run and whenhorses are springing to their feet, having thrown themselves to dismount the rider.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A combination pack and riding saddle, consisting of opposing pads, a pommel and a cantle attached. respectively to the forward and rear end portions of the pads to connect the same together, said pommel and cantle each formed of a bar bent, at its center, into an approximately horizontal loop, the two sections then extending a short distance in engagement with each other to form a neck and then diverging as they extend farther downwardly, and flattened at their lower ends and provided with perforations for attachment to the pads of the saddle.

2. A combination pack and riding saddle, consisting of opposing pads, a pommel and a cantle attached respectively to the forward and rear end portions of the pads to connect the same together, said pommel and cantle each consisting of an approximately horizontal loop portion at its upper end, divergent limbs at its lower portion and an integral neck connecting said loop and limbs.

3. A combinedpack and riding saddle, consisting of opposing pads, horns representing one a pommel and the other a cantle attached respectively to the forward and rear end portions of the pads, which horns consist of limbs connected near their upper ends by a neck, their lower ends being secured to the said pads, and loop-knobs at their upper ends beyond the neck, the forward horn having forward and upward curved inclination and th: rear horn an upward and rearward curved inclination, the loop-knobs being substantially horizontal and extending one forward and the other rearward, as specified.

4. A combination pack and riding saddle, consisting of opposing pads, and a pommel attached to the forward end portion of the pads connecting the same together, said pommel consistingof an approximately horizontal loop portion at its upper end, divergent limbs at its lower portion and an integral neck connecting said loop and limbs.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JQHN T. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

FRANK A. MANLEY, G. K. PARKER. 

